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 You might know us from the guides we have put together, like the de-risking guide and the UX guide. Governments all around the world have used them to make services more accessible and add more value to the public — all while saving millions of dollars. You can still find them here: 18f.org/guides/

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18f.org

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The #axe-con2025 keynote given by @sfdirewolf.bsky.social this morning was excellent! Combating Ableism and Driving Positive Change. Thank you Alice Wong, for your insights.

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“I wish I had a garden,” said Toad. “Here are some flower seeds. Plant them in the ground,” said Frog, “and soon you will have a garden.”

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This time the robots have gone too far. (A few words about James Dickey, Isaac Asimov, and a nearly 40-year-old memory about writing a poem. Gift link via @nytopinion.nytimes.com.) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...

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Stand up for Science, on March 7th, in Boston. Please help spread this widely.

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Here is the axe-con schedule for this week. www.deque.com/axe-con/sche... #a11y #axeCon2025

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Elon’s mass harassment email to all federal employees underscores the importance of having unions to represent workers against abusive management.

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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"We’re seeing in real time that there are no practical technical measures preventing someone from taking a spanner to the technology that keeps our government stable, that keeps society running every day — despite the very real consequences." —@danhon.com in @technologyreview.com

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I just added more things to this list today: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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This week, approximately 200,000 federal workers have been let go.

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@kairyssdal.bsky.social bringing the truth.

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Yes Worcester

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Please boost. If you live in the listed states, please write to and/or call your Attorney General. This website has contacts and templates for you. If 504 is dismantled, disabled people will no longer have equal access to schools, hospitals, and more. WRITE. CALL. GO! dredf.org/protect-504/

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‘Minnie the Milk Float’ (From Tootles the Taxi, 1956) Artist: John Kenney

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"If the uncertainty is getting to you, I have the plainest and most time-tested advice which is: ... do what you can reach. Make the calls. Care for the people you can find. Hold on by hanging onto each other." erinkissane.com/against-entr...

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"If the uncertainty is getting to you, I have the plainest and most time-tested advice which is: ... do what you can reach. Make the calls. Care for the people you can find. Hold on by hanging onto each other." erinkissane.com/against-entr...

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The billionaire class is waging a war on workers, putting our nation’s healthcare, research, education, + jobs at risk. Higher ed workers, students, +allies are mobilizing Join us! Feb 13 8pm ET National Strategy Call us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Trump's assault on the NIH w/a $9B cut will damage academic research institutions and medical research centers - the effects will be devastating to the University of California, UC employs 265,000 faculty and staff, enrolls 295,000 students has >2M alumni.. call your representatives and senators

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Might sound a bit deflating, but it’s better for a design system to be dependable than aspirational. 1. Do what you say you’re going to do. 2. Ship when you say you’re going to ship. 3. Fix things when they’re broken. 4. Support folks when they need help. Boring, but effective.

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Gotta admit this slaps

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For anyone working in the digital space: keep going. Keep making websites accessible. Keep using style guide to avoid harmful or exclusionary language. Keep content accessible as best you can. The rules of making the web useful won’t disappear. You’ve got this.

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Newsletter: Crypto exchanges face legal troubles, and Trump’s crypto empire grows as regulations are slashed and enforcement is sidelined. www.citationneeded.news/issue-76/

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In which we explore modern "high-performance" culture and AI systems are transforming workplaces into digital fiefdoms, where metrics rule and humans are seen as inefficiencies to be optimized away. Performance fetishization in tech is breaking us. jointfrontiers.com/against-perf...

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We're going to be outside Treasury tomorrow at 5 PM to ask Elon Musk what he's doing with our money. SHARE AND JOIN US: www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

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Meanwhile it’s a beautiful morning while an entire country gets musk-doxxed

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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.

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so much feels out of my control right now, but I try to constantly remind myself that one area where I have complete autonomy is how I treat the people around me.

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Happy Black History Month!🙌🏾 We’re tabling at the Museum of Science today, amongst other incredible companies and organizations in STEM. You can attend for free with code BHM25 here: www.mos.org

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